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On September 14, 1952, Pope Pius XII gave an address to the First International Congress on the Histopathology of the Nervous System. On that occasion, the Holy Father discussed the Principle of Totality at length and in the contrasting terms spelled out in this question. The principle itself is the general notion that, since parts [...]

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  Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
  Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
  God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
  God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
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  Head of the Holy Family,
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